苦学

Meanings

1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive

   working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees
2. studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances

• 私わたしは苦学くがくして大学だいがくを卒業そつぎょうした。

  I worked my way through college.

• 彼かれは苦学くがくして曲まがりなりにも大学だいがくを出でた。

  Somehow he managed to work his way through college.

• バイトで学費がくひを稼かせぎながら大学だいがくに通かよってる。まあ苦学くがく生なってとこかな。

  I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.